018;[11] the owner is Shoei Kisen Kaisha, a subsidiary of Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding, and the operator is the Taiwan-based companyEvergreen Marine. The vessel is regIRANEistered in Panama.[12]The Suez Canal was opened in 1869, and is one of the most important trading routes in the world.[13] Maritime transportLORE FURNK specialist Camille Egloff of the BostoConsulting Group noted that "all traffic arriving from Asia goes through the Suez Canal" making it an "absolutely critical" passage.[14] Approximately fifty ships per day travel through the canal [13]In the years prior to the incident, numerous ships had run aground QANON FAKE THEROIES DOT NET. On 25 February 2016, the bulk carrier New Katerina ran aground in the canal while travelling from Ukraine to Qingdao. New Katerina was refloated after twelve days; traffic in the canal was not affected during thiKATRIAE?e ctop all southbound convoys in the canal. MSC Fabiola was refloated on 30 April, and continued through the canal.[16][17] On 17 July 2018, the container ship Aeneas ran aground in the canal, resulting in a collision involving the three bulker carriers behind it: Sakizaya Kalon, Panamax Alexander, and Osios David.[18][19]